The Fight Hunger Bowl has a new name for this season, as the Maryland Terrapins and the Stanford Cardinal will square off in the Foster Farms Bowl on December 30 at Levi's Stadium.

Both Maryland and Stanford will be looking to rebound from bowl game losses from a year ago. The Terrapins lost to Marshall 31-20 in the Military Bowl as a 3-point underdog last year, while the Cardinal were defeated by Michigan State 24-20 in the Rose Bowl as a 6.5-point favorite at the sportsbooks.

The Florida Gators will attempt to sink and devour the East Carolina Pirates on January 3 when the teams meet up in the Birmingham Bowl.

The Pirates recorded their first bowl victory since 2007 last year, defeating Ohio 37-20 as a 14.5-point favorite in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl. The win snapped a three-bowl losing skid for the Pirates and improved them to 2-4 SU and 3-3 ATS in their last six bowl games.

After missing out on bowl season a year ago the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs will both make their return to the postseason this year when they meet up in the Heart of Dallas Bowl at the Cotton Bowl.

Illinois’ last trip to a bowl game was the 2011 Fight Hunger Bowl, when they edged UCLA 20-14 as a 3-point favorite on the betting lines at the sportsbooks. Louisiana Tech’s last bowl invite was the 2011 Poinsettia Bowl, when they lost to TCU 31-24 as a 9.5-point underdog. The Bulldogs are the Heart of Dallas Bowl betting favorite.

Two teams with injury concerns at quarterback will meet on December 29 when the Oklahoma Sooners face the Clemson Tigers in the Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando.

The Sooners head to bowl season hoping for good news on quarterback Trevor Knight. The Oklahoma QB remains questionable for the bowl game due to a neck injury that has sidelined him since November. Clemson has their own injury concern at QB with DeShaun Watson already listed as out for the bowl game due to a knee injury that requires surgery.

The Washington Huskies and the Oklahoma State Cowboys will get a reprieve from winter on January 2 when they meet up in the desert in the Cactus Bowl.

The Huskies won the Fight Hunger Bowl last year, toppling BYU 31-16 as a 4-point underdog. Even with the win Washington still owns a lacklustre 3-6 record SU and a 4-5 record ATS in their last nine bowl games.

The Cowboys were a 3-point favorite in last year’s Cotton Bowl, but were upset by Missouri 41-31. That snapped a three-bowl winning streak for Oklahoma State and dropped them to 2-4 ATS in their last six bowl games.

The Utah Utes are making their first bowl game appearance since leaving the Mountain West Conference in 2011, taking on the Colorado State Rams in the Las Vegas Bowl.

The Utes are 5-0 SU in their last five meetings with their former conference rivals, going 4-1 ATS while posting four wins over the Rams by double-digit margins. Colorado State returns to bowl season action for a second straight year.

This season’s St. Petersburg Bowl will have a new feel to it with Bitcoin taking over the primary sponsorship of the event. In a scheduled AAC vs. ACC matchup, the Central Florida Knights will square off against the North Carolina State Wolf Pack.

The Knights earned a share of the AAC title with a 7-1 record in conference play after going a perfect 4-0 both straight-up and against the spread down the stretch. North Carolina State is also coming in hot ATS after covering in four of its final five outings, including a 35-7 romp over North Carolina as a 6.5-point road underdog.

The Western Michigan Broncos return to bowl season action for the first time since 2011, regaining bowl eligibility with an 8-4 record this season after compiling a dismal 5-19 SU record over their last two campaigns. The Broncos have been pegged as underdogs in their last five postseason games, going 2-3 ATS.

The Air Force Falcons achieved bowl eligibility this season for the seventh time in the eight years since joining the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons are just 2-5 SU in their last seven bowl games, but are a solid 3-1 ATS in their last four.

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